Compare
Contrast
Describe
Function
Category
100

Compare an apple and an orange. 

They are both fruits 

100

Contrast an apple and an orange

An apple is red, yellow or green and an orange is orange. 


100

Give one description for a banana 

It is yellow

It has a peel 

It grows on trees 

100

What do we do with an orange?

Peel it, eat it 

100

What category does and apple and an orange belong in? 

Fruits

200

Compare a bicycle and a motorcycle

They both are transportation

They both have two wheels

200

Contrast a bicycle and a motorcycle 

A motorcycle has an engine.

A bicycle has pedals 

200

Give one description for a bicycle 

You ride it and it has two wheels 

200

what do we do with a motorcycle? 

We ride it on the road. 

200

What category does a bicycle and a motorcycle belong in? 

Transportation

300

Compare an igloo and a tent 

They are both places you can live in. 

300

Contrast an igloo and a tent 

An igloo is made of ice and snow. 

A tent is made of cloth/ material 

300

Give one description for an igloo 

It is made of ice and snow. 

It is in very cold places.

300

What do we do with a tent? 

We sleep in it 

300

What category do an igloo and a tent belong in ? 

Types of homes 

400

Compare a table and a desk 

They are both furniture
400

Contrast a table and a desk 

A desk has drawers to keep supplies. 

A table does not. 

400

Give one description for a table 

It is made of wood, metal or plastic. 

You put things on it. 

We can eat at a table. 

400

What do we do with a desk? 

We work at it. 

400

What category do a table and a desk belong in? 

Furniture 

500

Compare a swing and a slide

They are both playground equipment

500

Contrast a swing and a slide 

You sit on a swing and go back and forth. 

You climb up the steps of a slide and then slide down. 

500
Give one description for a slide. 

It is play ground equipment. 

You climb up it and slide down it. 

500

What do we do with a swing?

We sit on it and swing back and forth

500

What category do a swing and a slide belong in? 

Playground equipment